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N0.-301,352. atented July 1, 1884.

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WILLIAM H. FOX, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIG-NOR OF FIVE-EIGHTI-IS TOPHILIP E. GREEN AND ROBERT WV. GREEN, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER FBLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,352, dated July1,1884.

Application filed March 5, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. Fox, of the city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inPaper-Files, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, and in which Figure l is a perspectiveview.Fig. 2 is a side elevation, part in section. Fig. 3 is a similar Viewshowing the papers turned over. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective viewof one of the grooved posts, showing part of the foot. Fig. 5 is asection of same. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one corner of a bunchof papers.

Myinvention relates to a paper-file consist ing in features of noveltyhereinafter fully I 20 described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a suitable base or support, towhich is hinged a foot, B.

D represents posts or needles secured to the foot, over which the papersare slipped and retained by a clamp, 0, supported on rods I, secured tothe foot. The clamp has a V-shaped cam, J, secured to it, against whichbearsa spring, L, also secured to the foot. The spring 0 acts to holdthe clamp in a raised position, as shown in Fig. 1, or in its normalposition, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The posts D are grooved for thepassage of a string or cord to bind the papers, and they may consist ofa 5 tube open on one side. The foot has a slot,

M, for the passage of the string.

I am aware that tubes or hollow posts have been used in paper-files forthe passage of the binding-string; but with these the papers had 0 to beremoved before the string could be tied, as shown in Fig. 6, which isquite inconveir ient at times, whereas with my improvement the stringcan be passed through and tied be fore the papers are removed. Thepapers are filed face down, and by turning them over, as shown in Fig.3, they can be examined, face up, without removal. A suitable strip orsheet, N, may be connected to the foot.

As a means for perforating or puncturing the papers before slipping themover the posts D, I'secure projections O to the bottom of the foot,which enter sockets P in the base A. Thus, by tipping the foot backslightly and placing the sheets on the base close up against the foot,and .then bringing the foot back to 5 5 its natural position, the sheetis perforated, and can be removed by 'again tilting the foot back. Theprojections O are of course the same distance apart as the posts D. Theprojections could be made 011 the base and the sockets in the foot, ifdesired.

One or more of the posts D may be used, according to the size andrequirements of the file.

I claim as my invention 1. A paper-file having a slotted hollow orgrooved post, the slot or groove extending the entire length of thepost, for the purpose set forth.

.2. A paper-file having a foot provided with a post, a recess or openingextending longitudinally through the side of the foot and post, for thepurpose set forth.

111 a paper-file, the combination of the posts, clamp, spring, and Vcam, the cam 7 5 being secured to the clamp and pressed upon by thespring, for the purpose set forth.

I. In a paper-file, the combination of the base and foot, the latterprovided with posts to receive the papers, and having projections on itsunder side, and the base having sockets to receive the projections onthe foot, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM H. FOX.

In presenceof Gno. H. KNroI-rr, SAML. KNIGHT.

